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Name;
Mikailah Looker
Course;
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
Discipline;
Set Designer & Costume Designer / Maker
Dancers in motion on stage with vibrant lighting and varied costumes.

Costume Management 'Theatrum Botanicum'

Hand Detailed knitted dress with Shibori Feature.

Photo: Gregory Lorenzutti

Performers in green capes under a circular light structure on a stage with leaf-patterned flooring.

Set and Costume Design 'Sometimes, Always, Rarely, Never'

The beginning of the first act of a four piece work, 'Sometimes'. This was a devised process and the Stage was shared between myself and three of my fellow designers.

Cast members rolling out a white circular stage piece under purple stage lighting.

Set and Costume Design 'Sometimes, Always, Rarely, Never'

The end of the first piece in the four act performance, 'Sometimes'.

Actresses on stage in historical costumes, with arms raised.

Costume Design 'Little Women'

Act 1 Scene 1 #3 - "Our Finest Dreams".

Photo: Ben Fon

Performers in period attire with one holding red flowers, depicting an emotional scene.

Costume Design 'Little Women'

Act 1 Scene 2 #5 "Could you"

Photo: Ben Fon

Cast on a wooden stage with a backdrop of seated audience, one actress holding a book aloft.

Costume Design 'Little Women'

Act 1 Scene 7 #16 "Astonishing"

Photo: Ben Fon

Ensemble cast in traditional Scottish attire singing on stage.

Costume Design 'Little Women'

Act 2 Scene 1 #18 "The Weekly Volcano Press"

Photo: Ben Fon

Performers seated on a white steps amidst old televisions, with a focus on costume details.

Senior Costumier & Costume Manager 'Dance Nation'

Scene 18 "Everyone is not circumcised"

Photo: Gregory Lorenzutti

Performer with a striking pose at the forefront of a group of performers standing in a circle.

Senior Costumier & Costume Manager 'Dance Nation'

Scene 19 "Circle Up"

Photo: Gregory Lorenzutti

Silver asymmetrical dress on a mannequin, highlighted by a single light source for dramatic effect.

Senior Costumier & Costume Manager 'Dance Nation'

"The Spirit of Gandhi Dress". Full circle skirt and Cape with neck ruffle. Made from a heavyweight lamé amd lined with a lightweight lamé, with an internal crinoline.

Photo: Amanda Hitten

A portrait image of Mikailah Looker

Mikailah is a Naarm based set and costume designer and costume maker with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production) from the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA).

Her passion for sustainability and ecoscenography guide her processes and allow her designs to be fully realised in a ecocentric fashion. Mikailah is motivated to implement sustainable environmental and wellbeing practices into her work and to empower performers with whom she works with to feel grounded and supported.

Her previous experiences at the VCA include Costume Manager for 'Theatrum Botanicum', Set and Costume Designer for 'Sometimes, Always, Rarely, Never', Costume Designer for VCA Music Theatre's production of 'Little Women', and most recently, Head Costume Maker on 'Dance Nation'.

Email;
mikilooker@gmail.com
Dancers in motion on stage with vibrant lighting and varied costumes.
Performers in green capes under a circular light structure on a stage with leaf-patterned flooring.
Cast members rolling out a white circular stage piece under purple stage lighting.
Actresses on stage in historical costumes, with arms raised.
Performers in period attire with one holding red flowers, depicting an emotional scene.
Cast on a wooden stage with a backdrop of seated audience, one actress holding a book aloft.
Ensemble cast in traditional Scottish attire singing on stage.
Performers seated on a white steps amidst old televisions, with a focus on costume details.
Performer with a striking pose at the forefront of a group of performers standing in a circle.
Silver asymmetrical dress on a mannequin, highlighted by a single light source for dramatic effect.

Costume Management 'Theatrum Botanicum'

Hand Detailed knitted dress with Shibori Feature.

Photo: Gregory Lorenzutti

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A portrait image of Mikailah Looker